Amber Group, C Serisi Finansmanda $300M'yi Artırdı
- Kripto ticaret şirketi Amber Group, Fenbushi Capital ABD'den C Serisi fonlama turunda $300 milyon topladı.
- Firma, B+ Serisine $3B değerlemeyle bir genişletmeyi tamamlamayı hedefledi, ancak FTX patlaması nedeniyle bağış toplama taktiklerini değiştirdi.
- It was confirmed that less than 10% of the firm’s total trading capital was with FTX at the time of its collapse.
- Amber Group, Singapurlu kripto para platformu Sparrow Holdings'i de satın aldı.
Kripto kışı kesinlikle kripto firmalarının cesaretini test ediyor ve bu firmaların çoğu iflas etmiş olsa da, yükselen bir kripto ticaret şirketi olan Amber Group, Fenbushi Capital ABD liderliğindeki C Serisi finansman turunda $300 milyonluk devasa bir fon sağladı. Asya'da 2015 yılında Şangay'da kurulan blockchain odaklı risk sermayesi şirketi.
Bir dizi Twitter gönderisinde, Amber Group onaylanmış that the new funding round was “joined by other crypto-native investors and family offices” and added that the Series C round of fundraising “demonstrates investor confidence in Amber’s business and the commitment to shape our future together.” This investment comes just a month after the collapse of the former multi-billion dollar crypto exchange, FTX.
diğerine göre Twitter gönderisi, prior to the collapse of FTX, Amber Group was in the “process of completing an extension to our Series B+ at a $3B valuation in preparation for a potentially prolonged crypto winter.” However, when Sam Bankman-Fried borsasının çöktüğünü açıkladı ve Bölüm 11 iflas başvurusunda bulundu, Amber “paused after a partial closing and instead moved forward on Series C.”
Kripto ticaret platformunun FTX'e maruz kaldığını not etmek de çok önemlidir. Ancak maruz kalmanın 10% civarında olduğu doğrulandı.
“As previously disclosed, less than 10% of our total trading capital was with FTX at the time of its collapse, but we did have to rebalance some positions. None of this impacted our daily operations or our business continuity,” revealed Amber Group via Twitter on Friday.
The crypto platform added that the vast majority of its clients and products remain intact. However, “a few of our specific products would have experienced significant drawdowns as an aftermath of the FTX default, unless we could find ways to further protect those affected clients,” stated Amber, while adding that it “reacted quickly” and adjusted its fundraising strategy.
According to Amber Group, the investors who took part in the Series C funding round demanded te firm be “laser-focused on providing best-in-class services to our client base of institutional and high-net-worth investors.”
It was also confirmed that Amber will be scaling down its “mass consumer efforts and non-essential business lines” so that it can better focus on its core businesses and clients. The crypto trading firm noted that “these have not been easy decisions, and we unfortunately have had to say goodbye to many of our excellent colleagues.”
Bitnation tarafından daha önce bildirildiği üzere, Singapur merkezli dijital varlık şirketi 10% çalışanını işten çıkardı ve kurucu ortak Tiantian Kullander, 2018 yılında kurulan şirketin çalışan sayısını üç ayda bir düzenlediğini söyledi.
“Our priority for 2023, with the support of our investors, is to focus on our core business and clients. This year has been tough for many reasons, but we’re tremendously grateful for the support and confidence,” stated Amber.
Ek olarak, kripto firmasının sahip olduğuna dikkat etmek de çok önemlidir. Edinilen Çarşamba günü yapılan duyuruya göre, Singapurlu kripto para platformu Sparrow Holdings. İlginç bir şekilde Sparrow, ödeme lisansını Ağustos ayında Singapur Para Otoritesi'nden (MAS) aldı.